THE bioterrorists have struck. After years of speculation and argument about
the threat, it is now clear that someone is sending anthrax through the post in
the US.
As New Scientist went to press, four letters containing spores had
been opened in offices in Florida, New York City, Nevada and Washington DC, at
least a dozen people had been exposed to the bacteria, one man had died of
respiratory anthrax, another was being treated for it and a woman and a child
had skin infections.
The attacks have sent waves of panic across the US and beyond. Governments
worldwide are…
